Basic French For The Travelling Tiger

By Razcal
September 16 2003

Parlez-Vous français

Parlez-Vous français?

By Razcal

With the prospect of a trip to Paris in December I think some of you lot need some French lessons before you go .

After all we don't want those French fans thinking we are ignorant.

First of all we need to understand the referee.

The following are all expressions you might hear from the ref in Paris :

Français

English

Pénalité contre Leicester

I am the referee and my name is David Mchugh

C'est un coup de poing

I am the referee and my name is David Mchugh

C'est inadmissible

I am the referee and my name is David Mchugh

Carte jaune pour Martin Johnson

I am the referee and my name is David Mchugh

Je l'ai vu

I am the referee and my name is David Mchugh

Je ne veux pas donner une pénalité pour Leicester mais l'arbitre de touche ne me laisse aucun choix.

I am the referee and my name is David Mchugh

Je veux qu'une équipe irelandaise gagne la coupe donc je fais mon mieux pour saboter ces deux équipes

I am the referee and my name is David Mchugh

Now the locals are not backwards at coming forwards.

They like to shout some advice and comments too. You might hear the following:

Français

English

L'arbitre est complement con

The referee is David Mchugh/Leicester are winning

Je ne comprends pas cette décision

The referee is David Mchugh./Leicester are winning

C'est un complot anglo-saxon

The referee is David Mchugh./Leicester are winning

L'arbitre a une geuele de Gauleiter

The referee is David Mchugh./Leicester are winning

Ils sont tous hors jeu et l'arbitre ne fait rien

The referee is David Mchugh./Leicester are winning

Next time we will study the topic of 'In The Bar';

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